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AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TOWING SERVICES IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas desires to regulate towing services for the citizens of Jonesboro.
WHEREAS, Chapter 66-83 is to be repealed and the following language of Chapter 66-83 is to be adopted to better conform to the current towing service needs and standards.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That Chapter 66-83 shall be repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following language:
(a) The city does hereby promulgate the following regulations and specifications to apply to towing and wrecker companies who receive requests for service from the Jonesboro Police Department:
(1) Each wrecker company who wishes to receive requests for services from the Jonesboro Police Department, except calls that arise from the requests of vehicle owners, must immediately conform to the following regulations and specifications. Failure to conform to these regulations and specifications will constitute grounds for penalties as listed in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Each company must provide 24-hour continuous service, both for the acceptance or release of vehicles or property and for request for service. Once a request for release has been made, the wrecker company must respond in a timely manner. Any complaints arising under this subsection will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Any release of a vehicle or property in the vehicle requested after hours can be subject to an after-hours fee. After hours is defined as any time not within the regular working hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday. The wrecker company shall notify any person calling for an after-hours release that there is a $30.00 fee. This should be done prior to the release. No storage fee is to be assessed until the vehicle has been stored for at least 24 hours.
(3) Each company must have in c...
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